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All results from a given calculation for CH2BrCH2Cl (1-bromo-2-chloroethane)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
1 2 no C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3095.778772
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-3095.306023
Nuclear repulsion energy286.726330
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3163 2999 6.06 3.26 0.12 0.21
2 A' 3154 2990 0.10 119.58 0.10 0.18
3 A' 1579 1497 9.58 2.87 0.75 0.86
4 A' 1574 1492 1.14 20.89 0.75 0.86
5 A' 1383 1311 1.45 10.17 0.52 0.68
6 A' 1296 1228 34.81 1.25 0.45 0.62
7 A' 1034 980 1.02 7.98 0.75 0.86
8 A' 742 704 11.40 49.79 0.30 0.47
9 A' 674 639 59.07 1.17 0.31 0.47
10 A' 257 244 1.15 5.17 0.34 0.51
11 A' 200 190 7.25 0.19 0.36 0.52
12 A" 3239 3070 1.05 0.10 0.75 0.86
13 A" 3217 3050 0.03 85.02 0.75 0.86
14 A" 1363 1293 0.05 12.91 0.75 0.86
15 A" 1191 1129 2.07 0.16 0.75 0.86
16 A" 1017 964 0.11 10.31 0.75 0.86
17 A" 804 762 4.99 0.03 0.75 0.86
18 A" 117 111 6.31 0.02 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13002.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12326.0 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
0.93437 0.03233 0.03163

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.667 0.000
C2 1.225 -0.251 0.000
Br3 -1.605 -0.471 0.000
Cl4 2.730 0.775 0.000
H5 -0.039 1.284 0.897
H6 -0.039 1.284 -0.897
H7 1.250 -0.872 0.894
H8 1.250 -0.872 -0.894

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Br3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53081.96782.73191.08951.08952.17502.1750
C21.53082.83871.82112.18142.18141.08901.0890
Br31.96782.83874.51042.51802.51803.01833.0183
Cl42.73191.82114.51042.95442.95442.38782.3878
H51.08952.18142.51802.95441.79382.51203.0851
H61.08952.18142.51802.95441.79383.08512.5120
H72.17501.08903.01832.38782.51203.08511.7881
H82.17501.08903.01832.38783.08512.51201.7881

picture of 1-bromo-2-chloroethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 108.875 C1 C2 H7 111.119
C1 C2 H8 111.119 C2 C1 Br3 107.807
C2 C1 Cl4 39.105 C2 C1 H6 111.603
Br3 C1 H5 107.384 Br3 C1 H6 107.384
Cl4 C2 H7 107.607 Cl4 C2 H8 107.607
H5 C1 H6 110.826 H7 C2 H8 110.372
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-3095.775937
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-3095.302537
Nuclear repulsion energy305.001560
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3214 3047 1.39 23.46 0.75 0.86
2 A 3201 3034 0.24 86.31 0.75 0.86
3 A 3138 2975 10.77 144.41 0.03 0.05
4 A 3132 2969 2.50 49.25 0.61 0.76
5 A 1565 1484 11.81 19.12 0.74 0.85
6 A 1558 1477 2.25 9.98 0.72 0.84
7 A 1400 1327 20.17 3.73 0.75 0.86
8 A 1371 1300 31.84 2.65 0.72 0.84
9 A 1259 1194 3.30 19.08 0.74 0.85
10 A 1210 1147 1.40 7.38 0.74 0.85
11 A 1037 983 0.63 4.58 0.67 0.80
12 A 969 918 10.19 5.40 0.55 0.71
13 A 907 860 17.45 1.25 0.72 0.84
14 A 673 638 17.19 10.89 0.49 0.65
15 A 609 577 9.38 14.28 0.17 0.29
16 A 401 381 7.19 2.83 0.74 0.85
17 A 248 235 1.21 0.87 0.37 0.54
18 A 103 98 0.59 1.26 0.73 0.85

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12997.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12321.2 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
0.28010 0.05085 0.04502

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.000 1.143 -0.390
C2 1.286 0.927 0.410
Br3 -1.334 -0.231 0.037
Cl4 2.128 -0.596 -0.090
H5 -0.446 2.105 -0.127
H6 0.185 1.087 -1.463
H7 1.979 1.750 0.224
H8 1.071 0.848 1.476

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 Br3 Cl4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.53051.96172.76501.09231.09002.15972.1720
C21.53052.88821.81032.16282.17871.09241.0895
Br31.96172.88823.48342.50402.50893.86453.0029
Cl42.76501.81033.48343.73142.91452.37152.3772
H51.09232.16282.50403.73141.79412.47622.5400
H61.09002.17872.50892.91451.79412.55023.0786
H72.15971.09243.86452.37152.47622.55021.7902
H82.17201.08953.00292.37722.54003.07861.7902

picture of 1-bromo-2-chloroethane state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 Cl4 111.437 C1 C2 H7 109.725
C1 C2 H8 110.865 C2 C1 Br3 110.992
C2 C1 Cl4 37.549 C2 C1 H6 111.376
Br3 C1 H5 106.662 Br3 C1 H6 107.114
Cl4 C2 H7 106.952 Cl4 C2 H8 107.510
H5 C1 H6 110.594 H7 C2 H8 110.259
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability